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Fact-checking RFK Jr.’s claim that environmental toxins cause autism

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attributed increasing autism rates to environmental toxins. Autism researchers told PolitiFact that lacks evidence and omits other important factors such as growing awareness that help explain the increase.
Icon for www.webmd.comWebMD · 11d

Is Your House Making You Sick?

the greater your risk for developing the health problems they can cause. When it comes to being "home sick," says Robert McLellan, MD, director of Exeter Hospital's Environmental and Occupational ...
Brown University · 7d

New center at Brown to study the intersection of climate, environment and human health

During a campus conversation to celebrate the launch of the Center for Climate, Environment and Health, panelists explored the impacts of climate change on human health and the research that will drive life-saving solutions.
India TV News · 4d

Heatwave in India: 5 health issues caused during extreme heat conditions

Heatwaves are periods of abnormally hot weather that can last from a few days to months. Heatwaves can pose serious health, social, environmental and economic risks. Here are some health issues caused due to extreme heat conditions.
Icon for www.bc.eduBoston College · 9d

Boston College launches Global Observatory on Pollution and Health

Boston College has established the Global Observatory on Pollution and Health to track efforts to control pollution ... and chemical pollution is the largest environmental cause of disease and death in the world, responsible for an estimated 9 million ...
Icon for www.msn.comMSN · 18d

Health chief RFK Jr.: Autism caused by environmental exposures; contradicts new CDC report

said there is no evidence in the CDC's report "of any external or environmental cause of autism," and that the health secretary's language is simply "designed to increase the stigma against autism ...
The University of Texas at Arlington · 6d

Study connects metal exposure to childhood gut health

A new study led by The University of Texas at Arlington, University of California Los Angeles, University of Sherbrooke, and Harvard University links metal exposure to digestive issues in children.
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Metal exposure linked to childhood gut health

The paper is published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology ... has documented that children are vulnerable to health problems caused by exposure to metals, including lead, iron ...
Icon for asia.nikkei.comNikkei Asia · 29d

PM2.5 air pollution costs Japan $110bn a year, study finds

TOKYO -- The economic burden of health problems caused by hazardous small particles known as PM2.5 totals about $110 billion a year in Japan, according to a study by the University of Tokyo.
Icon for www.upi.comUPI · 18d

Health chief RFK Jr.: Autism caused by environmental exposures; contradicts new CDC report

Related Experts: CDC data showing spike in autism due to better awareness, other issues HHS ... "of any external or environmental cause of autism," and that the health secretary's language ...